Saturday, November 28, 2015

Tips On Making A Successful LDS Family Reunions

By Marci Nielsen


The idea of a family reunion has been in existence for a very long time. People are growing apart especially this age of technology. Most times its value is not felt. Reasons for people showing up for such events differ but it is good to know the importance of having it. Results that come with it are always positive as it insists on togetherness. For LDS family reunions to successfully take place, a plan must be made. Baring in mind the many factors that are crucial for it to actualize.

Organizing the family should be the first step while planning. There is need to get the head of the union. Most of the time they will be in charge of informing everyone about the details concerning the reunion. Choosing the chairperson may be unanimous or even through a ballot to ensure equality. This position once assigned it will be retained for quite some time. They will be making decisions on behalf of the whole family.

Time is a major aspect that should never be forgotten. Whenever people fail to show up for the get together, main reason is normally the timing. Therefore while laying the plan a holiday period especially weekends is the best time to have the reunion. This will actually increase the number of people who will show up.

Choice of venue should consider all the members proximity to avoid attendance problems. Choosing a place that is far away may be costly and time consuming since the planning process will be derailed. Depending with the theme it may be held indoors or outdoors. There should always be a back up plan just in case the weather gets a little unfriendly.

Interesting activities need to be organized in order to avoid boredom when the day comes. They should be planned in a way that will synchronize with the theme. Putting such information in the invite card is a good way of luring the family members to attend the event. Favorite and cherished dances or songs should follow a heritage theme.

What ultimately markets the get together is the invitation card.it should be unique for the members to turn up in great number. Invite cards will require sacrifice of resources. People will show up just because of a good invite that had a picture of last gathering. These appeals greatly to the invited.

With equipment the list of what is requires should be taken seriously because, that day is mainly meant to have fun. This equipment may include microphones, cameras, film projectors and even voice recorder. The occasion may not be interesting without them. For the children, selected games may be put up just to keep them busy and enjoying themselves altogether.

When the reunion takes place, everyone wants to feel relaxed and at their comfort not forgetting that they want to be where there is fun. For this reason ball games are recommended during such an event since they tend to draw the attention and capture the interest of may therefore even new members will feel relaxed and mingle easily with the rest.




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